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These are areas of grey; on one end you probably would say that a white supremacist campaigning for the reinstatement of slavery is kind of a jerk, and on the o
by HeyImAlex 13y ago
These are areas of grey; on one end you probably would say that a white supremacist campaigning for the reinstatement of slavery is kind of a jerk, and on the other you probably wouldn't bat an eye if a guy told you he prefers orange juice to apple. There is no magic in the word "opinion" that gives immunity to criticism. It is then up to us to define where that line lies.
- victorhooi 13y agoWell, to be honest, I wouldn't call a white supremacist a "jerk". And racism is most definitely not equitable to arguing over what's a marriage, and what's not. If this imaginary white supremacist was just some weirdo who genuinely thinks white people are superior, I would probably just label him a strange, somewhat deluded man - I wouldn't hate him though. However, I probably wouldn't invite him over for dinner, either. If, on the other hand, he was going around calling for lynching blacks, that's an entirely different matter - that's illegal (hate crimes). Brandon Eichs hasn't expressed any homophobia, or that he "hates" gays, which is what people seem to be trying to drum up publicity for. He simply has, in his private time, given him support for maintaining the status quo on marriage. You might disagree with that, and think that marriage should be redefined, and that's your right (just as it's his right). But if you descend to the level of name-calling, and saying "Your view is like, so wrong! I'm right!", then we've already lost.